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Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: James E. Doole, Jr. Second World War correspondence
Creator:
Doole, James Edward, Jr.
Identifier/Call Number: 2017.078.w.r
Physical Description:
.3 Linear feet
(9 folders)
Date (inclusive): 1943 June 3 - 2004 February 28
Abstract: This collection contains correspondence from Lt. James Edward Doole, Jr., USN to his mother during the Second World War.
Language of Material:
English
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Container: WWII 104
Container: 1-9
Container: 1-9
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of James E. Doole, III.
This collection is arranged by material type, author and date.
- Series 1, Correspondence from James E. Doole, Jr. to his mother, Mildred M. Doole
- Series 2, Photographs
- Series 3, Aviators flight log books
- Series 4, CPT pilot rating book
- Series 5, Navy baseball memorabilia
- Series 6, Biographical information
Lieutenant James E. "Bud" or "Jimmy" Doole, Jr., United States Navy excelled at baseball, especially in pitching, at Dartmouth
College. He was chosen to join the team "Cloudbusters" at the U.S. Navy Pre-Flight School at Chapel Hill, NC. There he played
with professional ballplayers such as Ted Williams, Buddy Hassett, Johnny Pesky and Johnny Sain, among others. Sain autographed
scorecards and news articles that are in Series 7, Folder 7 of this collection. Doole wrote about the professional players
in letters to his mother (Series 1, Folder 1).
-- Biographical information in Series 8 contains references to Doole's service in the Hawaii National Guard, on helicopters
during the Vietnam War.
See biographical material in Series 8. --
Obituary in Las Vegas Review Journal: http://obits.reviewjournal.com/obituaries/lvrj/obituary.aspx?n=james-doole&pid=141821557
Biographical profile on Chelmsford High School alumni site: http://chsalumni.org/hall-of-fame-members/32-hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-members/1995/108-james-e-doole-jr-1941-d
Access Information
Donor irrevocably transfers, conveys, and assigns to Chapman University all Intellectual Property Rights for the Donated Materials. For more information, consult original donation form.- [Item title, Box number, Folder number] James Edward Doole, Jr. Second World War correspondence (2017.078.w.r), Center for
American War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.
This collection contains correspondence from Lt. James Edward Doole Jr., USN to his mother during the Second World War. It
also contains photographs, newspaper clippings, flight log books and biographical information.
There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the
responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions. For further copyright information, please contact the archivist.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War (1939-1945)
Correspondence -- World War, 1939-1945
World War (1939-1945) -- Marine Corps
World War (1939-1945) -- Pacific islands
World War (1939-1945) -- Pacific Area
Ted Williams (Theodore Samuel Williams)
Johnny Sain